Illustrations 
Mollie . . . . 5 
Without Malice Aforethought ... 11 
Jacko . . . . 17 
While the Dingoes Raged ...... 21 
A Futurist 23 
Doing His Daily Hate 24 
“A Superior Breed of Monkeys; 
with Very Fine Silky Hair 
and Extra Long Tails” .... 28 
Self-Sufficient 31 
Improving on the Goose Step .... 33 
He Could a Tail Unfold ...... 39 
An After Dinner Nap ........ 44 
Taking Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 
Nature’s Riddle . . . . 50 
“I Can Show You Many Points” . . 54 
A Master of Strategy 55 
Three Little Imps 57 
Ugliness Goes to the Bone 58 
Everybody’s Friend 60 
Before the Baby Died 61 
“Shall I Never See My Loved, My 
Lost Lenore?” .. .. 63 
In a Bad Mood . . . . 68 
On Her Best Behavior . . . . . . . . 70 
King Leo . . . . 73 
Their First View of the World . . 77 
Mrs. Caudle 79 
Mr. Caudle 81 
Studying His New Keeper . . . . 84 
Just Arrived from England .... 85 
Fresh from the Jungle 86 
Mother and Baby Puma . . . . . . 90 
Oft in the Stilly Night . . . . . . 92 
Cousin to the Devil 94 
The Pride of Persia 95 
“Turn not pale, beloved snail, But 
Come and join the Dance” . . 97 
The Good Samaritan and His Mate 99 
After the Dance . 101 
Before He Was Found Out . . . . 103 
Who Said Ducks ? . . 104 
All Is Vanity . 106 
Mother Bear’s Nursery 109 
Assist the Blind, Please! Ill 
“These Cheerful Old Bears at the 
Zoo” 117 
A Live Teddy Bear 120 
The Unspeakable Turk 122 
A Warm Embrace 127 
Before the Speeding-Up 130 
“This Suits Me Best!” 131 
They Grew in Beauty Side by Side 135 
The Last Straw . . 137 
